Huawei nova 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE Cat21

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, aluminum frame

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM
Height

162.7 mm

151.9 mm
Width

75.8 mm

74.9 mm
Thickness

9 mm

9.9 mm
Weight

212 g

208.1 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

-

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP68
MIL-STD-810G

-

Yes - dust, humidity, rain, salt, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
Colors

Black, Blue, Purple, Red

Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.57 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

401 ppi

506 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Aluminosilicate screen, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon), Oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Always on display

-

Yes
3D touch

-

home button only

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

-
Main camera

40 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/1.7"

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
8 MP, f/2.4 , 80 mm, 1/4" , 3x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm
Primary camera resolution

7296 x 5472 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@960fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, light, proximity, side-mounted fingerprint sensor

Iris scanner, accelerometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity